Buenaventura weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇴 Colombia · coastal city break · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Buenaventura is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 71/100), with August and January close behind. Buenaventura averages about 1,520 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 91 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,520
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 71/100
- Rain / year
- 1,586 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 432k
- Elevation
- 14 m
When is the best time to visit Buenaventura?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Buenaventura is July, then August and January. The dullest month is April (60/100, 188 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Buenaventura?
Buenaventura isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,520 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 11 Sunshine Score points separate July from April. It ranks #41 of 49 destinations in Colombia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,819 hours. The year's 1,586 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 98 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 97 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 125 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 60 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 188 mm | 7 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 60 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 169 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 68 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 107 mm | 6 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 71 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 91 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 71 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 91 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 67 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 108 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 181 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 191 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 140 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Buenaventura by month
The sea off Buenaventura is warmest in April at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 29°C / 84°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Cali Colombia · 74 km · best in Jul · 1,520 h sun/yr
- Armenia Colombia · 153 km · best in Jan · 1,819 h sun/yr
- Pereira Colombia · 177 km · best in Jan · 1,819 h sun/yr
- Neiva Colombia · 212 km · best in Aug · 1,540 h sun/yr
- Quibdó Colombia · 212 km · best in Jan · 1,326 h sun/yr
- Pasto Colombia · 271 km · best in Aug · 1,367 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Popayán Colombia · 158 km · 1,410 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Guapi Colombia · 172 km · 1,294 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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